Metal News

Investing in coal miners can be risky. The coal mining index has dropped 40% this year and several companies' valuations are at multi-year low levels.

This agreement, which replaces a recently expired supply arrangement, runs through 2019 and calls for RTI to manufacture components and assemblies not previously provided by RTI.

The largest mining companies traded in London cut pay for their chief executive officers by an average 23 percent last year, as boards punished several top managers after a wave of failed deals.

Coal workers at the jointly-owned coking coal mines of BHP Billiton Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp. have finally conceded to accept a new enterprise agreement, effectively ending a two-year mining clash.

MannKind CFO says will consider partnering after examining data MannKind CFO Matthew Pfeffer said the company has considered waiting to partner until after FDA makes approval determination for AFREZZA, but thinks "optimal" time to partner may be before approval decision is made.

On March 13, 2013, Berkshire Hathaway bought 6,508,600 shares of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company .

Dynamic Materials declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 18th, AnalystRatings.Net reports.

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The Shaw Group Inc., of Baton Rouge, has taken a dispute with its founder and former chairman, J.M. "Jim" Bernhard Jr., into federal court in an effort to block Bernhard's use of the Shaw name in two new venture capital businesses.

Ampco-Pittsburgh declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, June 17th, Analyst Ratings Network reports.

's stock had its "hold" rating reiterated by research analysts at Brean Murray in a report released on Monday, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports.

Energy trading houses are diversifying into food commodities and metals, which makes them likely to invest in assets such as port capacity as they copy their rival Glencore Xstrata to escape excessive reliance on oil.

Zinco do Brasil Inc. , a mine development company focused on bringing into production an advanced stage zinc project in Brazil, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Daniel Kunz as Executive Chairman of the board of directors with immediate effect and as the Company's Chief Executive Officer beginning September 1, 2013.

Most metals companies have experienced some of their worst performance ever this past year.

Australian shares fell 0.7 percent on Monday as Wall Street fell and blue-chip miners weighed on the local bourse as investors continued to fret over whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will maintain its quantitative easing programme.

PLDT chair Manuel Pangilinan says they have no plans to expand or sell their stakes at Indophil Resources Philippines where Philex Mines owns 2-3 percent of the world class mining project at Sagittarius Mines Incorporation.

As part of the agreement, Pratt & Whitney has agreed to be the engine launch customer for the new Electron Beam Furnace that recently started production at RTI's Canton, Ohio facility.

Alcoa is one of the key players in the aluminum business. It produces and smelts alumina, as well as manufactures aluminum products.

NU President J.B. Milliken owes it to taxpayers to focus on his regular job without also serving on the corporate board of Valmont Industries, Gov. Dave Heineman said last week.

The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors on Friday finalized a contract with Waste Connections Inc. of Walnut that is expected to save the county hundreds of thousands of dollars over the 10-year term of the agreement.